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Lunch Lady Land

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The setup

Adam Sandler serenades a cafeteria worker whose routine takes a turn when the lunch menu fights back.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

Adam Sandler introduces a school cafeteria worker as an overlooked guide to teenage life, then sings her story while Chris Farley acts it out in a hairnet and apron. Her everyday kitchen routine becomes a crisis when a procession of costumed meals surrounds her. Kevin Nealon arrives as Sloppy Joe, turning the confrontation into a rescue and an improbable romance while Sandler struggles to keep singing through the dancing.

The funny people

Meet the cast. 9

Say it with us

Highly quotable.

I'm talking about a person we call the lunch lady.

Me and Sloppy Joe got married.

Behind the scenes

The people who made it.

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

The song originated on Adam Sandler’s 1993 comedy album They’re All Gonna Laugh at You! Its co-writers are credited here for the song, without attributing the complete television staging to them.

The rabbit hole continues

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